Sharebeam
Share″beam′ (?), n. The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Sharebone
Share″bone′ (?), n.(Anat.) The pubic bone.
Sharebroker
Share″bro′ker (?), n. A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
Shareholder
Share″hold′er (?), n. One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
Sharer
Shar″er (?), n. One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider; a distributer.
Sharewort
Share″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe.
Shark
Shark (?), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. καρχαρίασ, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. κάρχαροσ having sharp or jagged teeth...
Shark (2)
Shark, v. t. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. shark, n., or perhaps related to E. shear (as hearken to hear), and originally meaning, to clip off. Cf. Shirk.] To pick or gather...
Shark (3)
Shark, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sharked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sharking.] 1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. B...
Sharker
Shark″er (?), n. One who lives by sharking.
Sharking
Shark″ing, n. Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.
Sharock
Shar″ock (?), n. An East Indian coin of the value of 12½ pence sterling, or about 25 cents.
Sharp
Sharp (?), a. [Compar.Sharper (?); superl.Sharpest.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. ...
Sharp (2)
Sharp (?), adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M. Arnold.The head full sharp yground. Chaucer.You bite so sharp at reasons. Shak.2. Precisely; exactly; as,...
Sharp (3)
Sharp, n. 1. A sharp tool or weapon.If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps, gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs. Collier.2. (Mus.) (a) The character use...
Sharp (4)
Sharp, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sharped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sharping.] 1. To sharpen. Spenser.2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a...
Sharp (5)
Sharp, v. i. 1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper. L'Estrange.2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.
Sharp-cut
Sharp–cut′ (?), a. Cut sharply or definitely, or so as to make a clear, well-defined impression, as the lines of an engraved plate, and the like; clear-cut; hence, having great ...
Sharp-set
Sharp″–set′ (?), a. Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
Sharp-sighted
Sharp″–sight′ed (?), a. Having quick or acute sight; — used literally and figuratively. — Sharp′–sight′ed‐ness, n.
Sharp-witted
Sharp″–wit′ted (?), a. Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
Sharpen
Sharp″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sarpened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sharpening.] [See Sharp, a.] To make sharp. Specifically: (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper...
Sharpen (2)
Sharp″en, v. i. To grow or become sharp.
Sharper
Sharp″er (?), n. A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind. L'Estr...
Sharpie
Sharp″ie (?), n.(Naut.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the co...
Sharpling
Sharp″ling (?), n.(Zoöl.) A stickleback.
Sharply
Sharp″ly, adv. In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than the rude Irish. Spenser.The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants....